EduROV server package

This package contains a server for use with the circuit boards and PC client from the pyedurov2 project, and the ROV chassis described on the EduROV webpage.

Use

• To install, run pip install pyedurov2.
  • If you got the warning The script normalizer is installed in * which is not on PATH., call source ~/.profile.
• To run the server, run pyedurov2.
• To start the server at boot, run pyedurov2 --runatstartup.
• See pyedurov2 --help foor more options.

Building package

Make sure the newest version of pip is installed: pip install --upgrade build Then from the edurov_server folder, run python -m build

Setting up Raspberry pi for EduROV

• Install Raspberry PI OS (32-bit), for example via Raspberry Pi Imager
• In SD card, add the file "ssh", it should be empty.
• Insert sd card to raspberry pi
• Connect via ssh to raspberrypi.local
• Via raspi-config:
  • Under Interface Options
    • Enable camera
    • Enable Serial Port:
      • We do not want a login shell to be available.
      • We do want the serial port hardware to obe enabled.
  • Allow the raspberry pi to restart and reconnect the ssh session.
• For pyedurov2 to run at startup, we'll need to install and run it as sudo.
• Install pyedurov2 with sudo pip install pyedurov2
• Call sudo pyedurov2 --runatstartup --name=yourname to set server to start at boot with "yourname" as the advertising name.